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Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her in Germany during World War II. Although Liesel is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple, her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max, a Jew hiding in the family's home, escape from the events unfolding around them.
2) Green book
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on The Green Book to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger, as well as unexpected humanity and humor, they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the...
3) The patriot
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Language
English
Description
A hero of the French and Indian conflict, Benjamin Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. However, when British troops arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger his family, he takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel.
4) Fury
Language
English
Description
"Fury": A grizzled tank commander makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across Germany in April, 1945. "Black Hawk down": The story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis. "Zero dark thirty": A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama...
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990's Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer - an ex mercenary from Zimbabwe - and Solomon Vandy - a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in jail for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon - who was taken from his...
Series
Sentimental serenity volume journey 6
Publisher
Delaney Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Presents questions, answers and commentary about the nation's patriotic pride.
Series
Timeless trivia volume episode 2
Publisher
Delaney Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Poodle skirts at sock hops, automatic pinsetters at bowling alleys and drive-in theaters are all a part of this episode of Timeless Trivia. The idea is to engage memories and create an atmosphere for viewers to have some fun.
9) Little women
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Story about the March family of four daughters and a strong mother (Sarandon) who, because her husband is away serving in the Army during the Civil War, must raise her "little women" on her own. The daughters include: spirited Jo (Ryder) who longs for a career as a writer; beautiful and conservative older sister Meg (Alvarado); fragile Beth (Danes); and the romantic Amy (Dunst/Mathis). Through the years, as they become women, the sisters share their...
10) Braveheart
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
�2000
Language
English
Description
William Wallace is a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Larry Daley is a divorced father who can't seem to keep a job for more than a week. As a last resort, Larry applies for a job as a night shift security guard at the American Museum of Natural History. However, a seemingly easy job turns out to be an adventure when he finds that an ancient curse causes the "inhabitants" of the museum to come to life at night.
13) Sentimental reflections : Series Eleven Autumn edition: America's heritage in story, scenery & song
Publisher
Delaney Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Series
Timeless trivia volume Episode 7
Publisher
Sentimental Productions, a division of Delaney Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015].
Language
English
Description
"Episode Seven presents questions, answers and commentary about Baby Boomers, the generation that has strongly influenced society at every age. From their childhood in the 1950s, teen years in the protest-filled years of the 1960s and on into adulthood, the Boomers always left a distinctive mark."--publisher's description.
15) The brain
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Scientists are only now beginning to understand the most complex machine in the known universe--the brain. Go on a voyage of discovery into the evolutionary history of our last biological frontier. From early civilizations' attempts at neurosurgery to today's robotic laser surgery, revolutionary new techniques are finally unlocking the story of the brain. As a result, we've learned more in the last five years than in the past 100.
16) The crucible
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
A group of teenage girls meets in the woods at midnight for a secret ceremony. When the ceremony is witnessed by the town minister, the girls are accused of witchcraft. Soon the entire village is consumed by hysteria, and innocent victims are put on trial, leading to a devastating climax.
Publisher
Thinkfilm
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Robert Adams is a strong-willed southern captain, in the midst of the American Civil War, whose leadership and heart of fire rally his men to fight for their land. Filled with passion, blood, and tragedy, this is a true story of one man's love for his country and for Eveline McCord, his beloved from the North.
Series
Publisher
1757712 Ontario Inc
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
This series features the adventures of Chris and Martin Kratt as they encounter incredible wild animals, combine science education with fun and adventure, and travel to various habitats around the globe. Each episode has a live-action introduction, and the animated adventures examine the secret lives of extraordinary creatures. The animated adventuring brothers have Creature Power Suits, which means they can fly with peregrine falcons, while explaining...
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004?], c1996
Language
English
Description
At the end of World War II, a mysterious, horribly burned man who claims not to remember his name, known only as the "English patient," lies near death in an Italian villa. He is cared for by a quietly desperate young nurse, Hana, herself a victim of the war. With her at the villa are Kip, a young Sikh bomb-disposal expert, and a shadowy thief with bandaged hands named Caravaggio. The key to the burned man's past may lie in his commonplace book,...